Finance
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409Here’s how to decide whether you should refinance your student loans
Should you refinance your student loans? It depends on whether you can get a lower interest rate and save money. You may...
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Neobanks like Chime are attracting billions in VC cash, but unlike most retail banks they don’t do any lending. Here’s how they’ve built a business on referrals and debit card swipes.
The traditional banking business model is pretty simple. Banks take in deposits, then lend that money out and charge interest. They make...
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When I didn’t have cash for a down payment, a mortgage broker gave me advice that let buy a new home — plus keep the old one as a rental
My family had outgrown our 900-square-foot house, but we knew it would make a great rental. However, we didn’t have the cash...
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Ukrainian airplane crashes in Iran, killing all 170 people on board
A passenger jet crashed shortly after take-off from Iran’s Imam Khomeini airport with at least 170 passengers and crew aboard, IRNA, Iran’s...
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4 signs you’re spending your retirement money too quickly
When you’ve spent your whole career saving for retirement, you want to make your money last as long as possible. A financial...
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$2.2 billion Bright Health just struck a deal to buy a health plan and gain a big foothold in the lucrative Medicare Advantage market
Bright Health, a Minneapolis-based health-insurance startup, just agreed to acquire a California-based health insurer to beef up its presence in the red-hot...
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Goldman Sachs just hired two senior recruiting execs focused on luring top talent from other firms — and an early task will be hiring more than 350 people for 2 big tech projects
Goldman Sachs has hired not one but two new recruiters whose entire job will be to find talent at other firms and...
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SoftBank has reneged on term sheets to invest in several startups, and Paul Graham says it’s ‘one of the most damaging things that can happen to a startup’
SoftBank Vision Fund has reneged on terms sheets it supplied to several startups in recent months, according to a new report from...
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These are the top surprises that could rock biotech stocks, from a Gilead comeback to an unexpected victory against cancer
2020 could bring a lot of surprises for biotech companies — both good and bad. In a December note, Cowen’s biotech analysts...
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California has sued tech billionaire Vinod Khosla over beach access, reviving a decade-long legal battle
The state of California filed a lawsuit against billionaire tech investor Vinod Khosla on Monday, alleging that he restricted access to a...